Capital Projects & Contracts (Construction) Senior Manager

About the role

The Protiviti Career provides opportunity to learn, inspire, and advance within a collaborative and inclusive culture. We hire curious individuals for whom learning is a passion. We lean into our mission: We Care. We Collaborate. We Deliver.

Responsibilities

• Partner with clients to identify construction and capital project delivery risks, technical challenges, and opportunities to improve the efficiency, governance, and performance of capital programs.
• Develop strategies to solve complex business problems using new ways of thinking, and devise solutions to support your clients' needs through using the latest tools and methods.
• Develop lasting relationships with client personnel and further these relationships through quality product delivery.
• Foster a network within the business community and serve as an ambassador of Protiviti in the market.
• Mentor and provide performance development to teams as you oversee the successful completion of project work plans.

Requirements

• Deep understanding of construction project lifecycles, including planning, design, procurement, execution, and closeout.
• Confidently assess project governance, project controls, cost and schedule management, contract administration, and contractor oversight practices.
• Experienced in identifying and mitigating construction risks, including cost overruns, delays, change orders, and claims.
• Passionate about advising clients on large-scale, complex construction programs and delivering high-impact solutions.
• Experienced in building executive-level relationships and driving long-term client value.
• Motivated to lead teams, develop talent, and foster a collaborative, high-performance culture.
• Motivated to stay current on construction industry trends, delivery models, and technologies.
• Active in contributing to go-to-market strategies, solution development, and innovation within the practice.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant discipline (e.g., Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or related field).
• 8+ years of experience in Consulting, Construction, Engineering, Project Controls, or Capital Project Management.
• Experience with construction and project management tools (e.g., Primavera P6, Procore, e-Builder, Kahua, CMIC, or similar platforms).
• Professional certifications such as PMP, CCM, PE, or similar preferred.

Skills

• Project planning, budgeting, forecasting, and cost management across the lifecycle.
• Contract strategy, procurement, and delivery models (e.g., EPC, design-build, CM at-risk).
• Contract administration, including change order management, claims mitigation, and dispute resolution.
• Project controls, including cost, schedule, and performance monitoring against KPIs.
• Construction documentation review (budgets, schedules, contracts, RFIs, submittals, and reports).
• Contractor and subcontractor performance evaluation and oversight.
• Auditing construction projects and capital programs, including governance and controls frameworks.
• Identifying risks related to cost overruns, schedule delays, scope changes, and disputes.
• Supporting or leading claims analysis, dispute advisory, or forensic project reviews.
• Evaluating, summarizing, organizing, and interpreting data.
• Establishing and cultivating business relationships and a professional network, including with senior executives.
• Successfully pursuing business development opportunities and identifying and implementing strategies to obtain new work or clientele.
• Ability to translate and communicate issues, risk, or challenges to client personnel, including executives.
• Leadership and direct supervisory experience of teams including conducting performance appraisals, mentoring and coaching, oversight and review of work, coordination across teams, and understanding how to motivate.

Benefits

Our annual bonus plan provides eligible employees additional cash and/or discretionary stock compensation opportunities. Below is the bonus target opportunity for this job. 14%

Pay

Starting salary is based on a full-time equivalent schedule. Placement in the range is dependent upon experience, skills and geographic work location. Below is the salary range for this job. $121,000.00 - $195,000.00

Schedule

Your Open Enrollment materials, insurance contracts, plan documents and Summary Plan Descriptions together comprise the official plan document which legally governs the administration of your benefit plans. Protiviti reserves the right to terminate or amend your benefit plans in any way and at any time.